Greek Word Study
παιδαγωγός
paidagōgós
G3807
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G3807
KJV Translations
instructorschoolmaster
Derivation / Root
from G3816 (παῖς) and a reduplicated form of G71 (ἄγω);
Definition of paidagōgós
παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós) — a boy-leader, i.e. a servant whose office it was to take the children to school; (by implication, (figuratively) a tutor ("pædagogue"))
Word Origin
This word comes from G3816 (παῖς) and a reduplicated form of G71 (ἄγω); See the root words: G3816 (παῖς), G71 (ἄγω).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from παιδαγωγός.
παῖς
paîs
G3816
a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God)
ἄγω
ágō
G71
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
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